Posted on 10/20/2017 12:00:35 PM PDT by BenLurkin
A collaboration between NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) and Google, Access Mars is a virtual world reconstructed from actual data and more than 200,000 images captured by the US space agency.
The 3D world includes eerie sounds and panoramic views of the Mars environment taken from the perspective of NASA’s camera-laden rover – which set out to study the planet in November 2011.
After anchoring on the surface of alien planet, virtual explorers can travel from the Mars Curiosity Rover’s 2012 landing spot through the jagged ridges of the Pahrump Hills, as well as the cliffs found along the famous Marias Pass.
Since the Curiosity mission is still ongoing, space enthusiasts will be able to follow the rover’s journey in the 3D “web experience” as it happens.
I am waiting for the golf course.
On Mars I might actually be able to hit a decent drive off the tee.
Ugh, I don’t want to walk desolate trails. Give me nice paved tree lined avenues in a air conditioned limo.
No point putting in golf courses until they have restaurants and beer distributorships.
In the meantime!
Unfortunately, as our imaging becomes better, the face on Mars looks less like a face and more like the cracked surface of a loaf of cornbread.
https://science.nasa.gov/science-news/science-at-nasa/2001/ast24may_1
and
http://www.esa.int/spaceinimages/Images/2006/09/Face_on_Mars_in_Cydonia_region_perspective2
thanks! :^)
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